Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.4° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (15 Aug)7ft (2.2m)6s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
1.7
S
17
2.2
S
6
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
229
224
283
367
1621
372
455
392
522
460
439
719
661
749
871
948
784
651
521
514
384
356
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
5:24AM1.95m
5:52PM2.00m
6:17AM1.90m
6:43PM1.91m
7:10AM1.84m
7:35PM1.81m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.03m
00:11AM0.09m
12:34PM0.11m
1:03AM0.15m
1:27PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
3
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
11
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
Feels °C
9
7
8
8
5
2
-1
-1
-1
-2
0
-1
-1
-1
0
1
0
1
3
4
4
2
0
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